Great British Bake Off

Bake Off Host Matt Lucas Drafted In To Replace Celebrity, As New All-Star Line-Up Is Revealed

Matt had to get his apron on after one of the stars due to take part in the new Stand Up To Cancer series was forced to pull out at the last minute.
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Prue Leith Responds To Criticism Of Bake Off 'Worth The Calories' Comments

Eating disorder charity Beat has previously warned about the triggering nature of the judge's remarks about calories.
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27 Tweets That Perfectly Summed Up The Joy (And Stress) Of This Year's Bake Off Final

Will any future finalist refuse to kiss Noel's spatula again? We think not.
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Strictly Come Dancing Adds Another Former Bake Off Star To Christmas Special Line-Up

So far, three stars have been confirmed for the BBC show's Christmas Day episode.
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Why Women Related Hard To Prue Leith In The Bake Off Semi-Final

Petition for the 'Prue Pat' on Bake Off, please.
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This Bake Off Special With The Cast Of It's A Sin Is Guaranteed To Brighten Up The Festive Schedule

Olly Alexander and Lydia West are among the cast members putting their baking skills to the test.
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Prue Leith's 'Two Holes' Serve Up The Bake Off Innuendo Of The Series

Oooh, matron!
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35 Funny And Relatable US Tweets About The Great British Bake Off

"The UK needs to legalise weed so the Great British Bake Off can have edibles week."
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Mel Giedroyc Reveals The One Major Lesson She Learnt From Her Time Hosting Bake Off

The TV star won’t be making the same mistake on her new show, Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker.
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Bake Off's Ruby Tandoh Says She Can't Watch Show And Theme Tune 'Makes Her Feel Sick'

The 2013 runner up has also addressed her previous feud with judge Paul Hollywood.
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About Great British Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off' (often referred to as 'Bake Off' or 'GBBO') is an amateur baking competition that first aired on BBC Two in 2010. The series sees 12 members of the public compete weeks of challenges in order to be crowned Britain's best amateur baker. The first seven series featured Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry as judges, and comedy duo Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins as hosts. While it started out with modest ratings on BBC Two, the show slowly grew in popularity and was promoted to BBC One in 2015, where it often attracted upwards of 15 million viewers. There have been seven winners of the series - Edd Kimber, Joanne Wheatley, John Whaite, Frances Quinn, Nancy Birtwhistle, Nadiya Hussain and Candice Brown. In September 2016, it was announced Channel 4 had bought the rights to air the show, after a bidding war with the BBC, with production company Love Productions selling the rights to three series for a whopping £75m. Shortly afterwards, Mel, Sue and Mary all announced they would be leaving the show out of loyalty to the BBC, and the hunt for their replacements began. In March 2017, it was revealed Prue Leith would join Paul as a judge, with Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding taking over as hosts. The new series of 'Bake Off' launched on Channel 4 in the autumn of 2017.